The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-12-30

70 shoot your head off. You are low
minded, cowardly wretch -"
ssSay, hold on minute--just min
ute. and if I don't make every thing
satisfactory, off goes my head. In a
case of this kind man never regrets
listening patiently to an explanation.
Proceed, but be brief"
"All right, but you must not fly off
IT don't talk to suit you at first. /
have always understood that Southern
gentlemen have fine appreciation of
humor, and sincerely wish that you
may give play to little of that admir-
able quality which I know you must
have inherited. Without humor there
could be no high state of civilization.
1he savage frowns; the philosopher
laughs, Now, Mr. Hampton, if you
could but realize my situation I know
mat you could not help but smile.
Here you are, demanding to an expla-
nation relative to an insult which you
say that L have placed upon your sis
ter, and here | am, man who.
many gentlemen in Chicago will tell
you, never was known to be guilty of
an intentional wrong. It has been
said that l am at times peculiar, and
LII be hanged if I haven't begun
to believe it. This morning, while
strolling along your main street, which
l must say is very quiet, saw a-par-
don me-saw handsome young lady
approaching; and, looking back, saw
that a woman was overtaking me.
Now. / unused, L shall see an exhibi-
ton of feminine popularity. When
those women pass, the young one will
look back to see how the other one is
dressed, to see if she can not detect
some outrageous 1ncongruity in the
way her clothes hang. The other
woman may also look around, but
am betting on the younger one Well,
sir, the younger one did turn around,
just as expected and, I don't know
why but surely with no evil intentions
i spoke to her. | don't remember
exactly what said; it may have been
insolent, but-well now here, suppose
that men were to turn round to criti-
else the hanging of each others panta-
looms; wouldn't it warrant any woman
in speaking to us of the disgraceful
practice?"
Hampton sat down. After a few
moments, he said: "The affair is
ridiculous"
"Of course it is
"While you did not mean any in
suit, Mr.. Higglegag, you should not
have addressed her, even though your
remarks had been pleasant. p"
"You are right, MI. Hampton; no
one can deny that. | am sorry now,
but the deepest threats of direst con-
sequences would not have prevented
me from speaking to her at the time.
Ever in Chicago?"
NO. sir"
"Greatest commercial achievement
the age has seen. Why, sir, there's
nothing that Chicago will not under
take. And do you know what has
made that townP-the municipal |
patriotism, if I may use such phrase,
of her people. A Chicago man may
not have time to talk to you about him.
self OF his father, but he will stand |
bare-headed in the rain and talk to |
you about Chicago. That's the way to
make a town. Talk it up; never let |
the subject get cold. In business here.
Mr.. HamptonP"
eyes, agricultural Implements
'Never handled the Stagwell pillow,
have you?"
mo, sir"
"Our firm is manufacturing it now.
The Michigan Ohio and Illinois farm
ers are delighted with it. There has
been a great improvement in plows
within the past few years, not a revo-
luton, understand, but such a re- |